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Published December 14, 2020, 6:30 PM The families and friends of “Human Rights Day 7,” composed of the arrested labor organizers and a journalist, on Monday testified to the innocence of their loved ones following their last week’s arrest for illegal possession of firearms and explosives. (photo from KARAPATAN) They spoke at a media briefing held at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Quezon City, where they maintained that the HRD7 are innocent and some of them even don’t know how to hold a gun, much less own explosives and other types of firearms. Diana Zapata, the wife of Dennise Velasco of Defend Jobs Philippines, said that her husband will not even think about putting firearms in their room. ....